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- APPLICA .6, 192|. I 1,413,465, atented Apr. 18; 1922.

narrate stares BLERMAN FROMKESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER WEIGHT.

Application filed April 6,

T all to hom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN FnoMKnss, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New Yort, boroughot' the Bronx. in' the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Paper Weight, of which the V acter 10,

following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion. 1

The present invention relates to newand useful improvements in articles of stationery,and it pertains more particularly to paper weights. v I

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a paper weight in which it is, not necessary to lift the weight to place papers thereunder. f 1

It is a further object of the invention to so construct-a paper weight that a maximum holding property Witha minimum amount of weight is bad.

lVith the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in whichj Figure l is a view in elevation, partly in section, of a paper weight constructed in accordance with the present invention, and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. 7 Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates a base and said base is provided with an internallyscrew-threaded opening 6 centrally disposed therein; Removably carried by the base member 5 is a standard 7, and said standard is provided with a reduced screwthreaded end 8 adapted to bereceived within the opening 6 and formingthe means by which the standard 7 is secured to the base The upper end of the standard 7 is bifurcated as indicated by the reference charand mounted between the i'urcations or the upper end of said standard and I pivotally secured therein by means of a rivet 0r thelike 11, is an arm 12. The arm 12 Specification 0f Letters Patent.

is of greater Serial No. 458,928. 7

length than the standard 7 1n order that its outer end willcontact with the support upon which the base 5' i s mounted, at a point removed from the base. lower end of the arm 12 is provided with a weight 13 in the form of a ball or sphere. This weight 13 is formed spherically in order Patented Apr. is, 1922 The to provide a curved surface 14:. the purpose.

of which will be hereinafter described.

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With the weighted member 13 in contact with a suitable support, such, for instance, 7 as a desk or table top, the papers 15 which it is desired to retain in position on said support, have one of their edges presented to the lower curved surface face 14 of the weight 13, and upon forcingthepapers'they will pass beneaththe weight 13 as shown in Fig. 1, without manually grasping and lifts mg the plvoted arm 12. If, however, itis desired tolift the weight 13 by the'arm 12,

the arm may begrasped and'the Weight elethereunder; I claim 2* vated to permit the papers being slipped I v r. 1. v A paper weight comprising abase having a substantially centrally disposed opening, a vertically extending standard removablyxsecured' in said openingand havingits upperextremity bifurcated, and a weighted" arm pivotally mountedin the bifurcatedarm of said standard. 7

2. A paper weight comprising a base hav ing a substantially centrally, disposed interiorly screw-threaded opening, a vertically extending standard having a screw-threaded. V extremity adapted to be received within said sxrew threaded opening to removably secure said standard to said base, and a weighted arm pivotally connected to the upper end of said vertically extending standard. v

HERMAN FRoMKEss; 

